Catalina Channel — United States

Santa Catalina Island circumnavigation

74.9 km
Distance
Island loop from Avalon
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data
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Crossings
14
Swimmers
65
Countries
3
Women
0%
Median time
29:59:34
Busiest month
September

Crossings per year

Each bar is a year, split between skin and wetsuit.

12319801990200020102020
SkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwear
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YearCrossingsSkinWetsuit and other assisted swimwearBestMedian time
2021110——
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2018330——
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201133025:35:0825:35:08
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197911034:2434:24

When people swim it

The month with most crossings is September.

5JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthCrossings%
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May00%
June00%
July214%
August17%
September857%
October321%
November00%
December00%

Women and men

0%Women
  • Women0 · 0%
  • Men1 · 7%
  • Relays or not stated13 · 93%

Equipment and format

14Crossings
  • Skin · Relay12 · 86%
  • Skin · Solo2 · 14%

Starting side

14Crossings
  • Clockwise3 · 21%
  • Counter-clockwise11 · 79%

Where swimmers come from

3Countries
  • 🇺🇸 United States2 · 100%

Time distribution

Solo crossings, in half-hour bands. Mean 29:59:34, median 29:59:34.

0.5125:3026:3027:3028:3029:3030:3031:3032:3033:30

The record over time

Each step is a crossing that beat the best time up to that day, in its category.

23:56:1928:58:2734:00:341980199020002010
Skin · RelaySkin · Solo
Skin · Relay
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Sep 2, 2007Full Circle23:32:53−2:49:53
Sep 1, 1994Triple Team A26:22:46—
Skin · Solo
DateSwimmerTimeTaken off the record
Jul 7, 2011Forrest Nelson🇺🇸25:35:08−8:48:52
Aug 16, 1979Cindy Cleveland🇺🇸34:24—

Countries

  • 🇺🇸 United States2
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CountryCrossingsWomenBestFirst from the country
🇺🇸 United States2025:35:08Cindy Cleveland🇺🇸 · Aug 16, 1979

The distance is the shortest loop in the water around the island, starting and finishing at the same point: it follows the shape of the coast and never cuts across land. It is not the length of the GPS track.

Source: Catalina Channel Swimming Federation. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.